I liked most of the poems that we had assigned for the upcoming week, I had already read the one by Frost multiple times and was pretty familiar with it, however it is still and enjoyable read. The one that I really had a problem with and did not understand was the one about the red wheelbarrow. I don’t really understand what the point of it is besides creating a vivid imagery of something that is completely redundant and pointless. I tried to read up on it and found out that It has something to do with the syllable count but it seems a little complicated for my understanding. I also read that this poem ended up being the one of the poets best pieces of work, this is pretty confusing to me because it is literally less than 20 words and had really no complex grammatical elements at all. I feel like I could have wrote this poem in the third grade, yet it has gone down in history as a masterpiece. Because I could not stop for death was a very interesting poem to me and I would like if we could go over it as a class because I want to be sure I took away from it all that I possibly could have. I feel like this poem is talking about how no matter where you are, what you do or where you go, you will never be able to escape death. Just like in one of the stories that we read earlier this year says “the only true ending to any situation for anyone is death.” I find this to be a chilling and scary yet somewhat rational reality. Because I could not stop for death he kindly stopped for me. This statement is saying that even though this person never wanted too or had any idea that he was going to die, it was beyond his control. Or at least that is what I though he was saying in this poem if we could go over it in class that would be great because I would really like to know more.

The poems “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, and “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams are very diverse in... more

My reactions to the poems we read for Mondays assignment were that they were a nice tribute to all the people that served in the civil war and all wars for that matter. I normally wouldn’t pick to... more

I thought the poems that we were assigned to read were quite interesting. I've read 'Because I Could Not Stop For Death' before back in high school and like Emily Dickinson's portrayal of death.... more

After reading the three poems assigned for Monday I decided that I only like two of them. I didn’t like the poem “Because I could not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson. The fact that I didn’t like... more

Two reactions came from reading the three poems that were assigned for Monday, for the first two poems by Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost I had this strange feeling in my mind that I understood the... more

I enjoyed the poems that were assigned to us for class on Monday. Granted, I can not say that I fully understood them, but they were enjoyable all the same. If I had to choose a favorite poem out of... more

It is hard for me to like poetry, but these had a little more detail, that gave me chills and a feeling of personal experience. When I read the poem, “Because I Could Not Stop For Death,” by Emily... more

Out of the three poems assigned for Monday, I enjoyed,”Stopping my woods on a snowy evening.” I liked this poem because of the imagery. I liked to picture the wintery setting while I was reading it.... more

My reactions to the poems were if we had a test on them I would definitely fail. Considering we did have an essay based on one of the poems and I got a 2 clearly says that I did not understand it at... more

The poems that were assigned for Monday would probably have to be some of my least favorite that I have ever read when I first looked at them. It wasn’t necessarily that I hated them but they were... more

For the first poem, I felt a little caught off guard. When I read the first stanza, I thought I would understand it well and would be able to follow it pretty well too. I thought, 'okay, this will be ... more

Out of these three poems, I enjoyed “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” the most. I enjoyed it the most because I got more out of it and “understood” it more compared to the other two poems. From a... more

The poems for Monday were really quite intriguing to me. I might not have interpreted them the way they were supposed to, but they caught my attention and kept me focused. I liked all three poems... more

For the first poem, Because I Could Not Stop for Death, I did not like this poem very much because I felt it had to point to it. I understand the fact that the narrator is dead and is heading to... more

My reaction to the assignment Monday was confusion but interest at the same time. I think with everything that is interesting, there is the interest of what is unknown and the searching to figure out ... more

I enjoyed reading the poems assigned for Monday. I really love reading Emily Dickinson’s poetry. She has been one of my favorite poets since 7th grade when I had to recite a poem by her. I did not... more

The first poem reminded me of some other poems we have read. Talking about death and eternity made it seem more down than light-hearted. It becomes confusing for me to read when the author writes... more

My reaction to the poems where “Wow…I don’t think I’m going to like the poetry section of this class”. I know this is just the beginning of this section of class but I am kind of worried now. When I... more

English 1000 11/11 Discussion I thought that two of the three poems were pointless. I had no idea what they were talking about. I was completely confused. The Red Wheelbarrow was two seconds long and ... more

I am not very good at interpreting a lot of poetry and I found the first three poems we read difficult to interpret or find meaning in. "Oh Captain My Captain" was my favorite of the three poems we... more

The poems that were assigned to Monday were honestly not that bad. They were not extremely long poems or the type of poems that are really short, almost too short, and have some huge hidden meaning... more